Plotting the Perfect Thriller with Pamela Callow

What makes a thriller impossible to put down?

Join bestselling author Pamela Callow for an engaging Q&A exploring the craft of thriller writing, from building suspense and developing compelling characters to plotting twists that keep readers guessing.
Discover Pamela’s creative process, learn how she approaches the challenges of the genre, and gain insights you can apply to your own storytelling.

Bio
Pamela Callow, LLB, MPA, is the bestselling author of the Kate Lange Thriller Series. With over 1.2 million readers, Pamela’s critically-acclaimed series has been compared to works by Robin Cook, Michael Crichton, Patricia Cornwell and John Grisham. Her debut novel Damaged was a Levy Home Entertainment “Need to Read” Pick, with Top Ten Bestseller Display everywhere books were sold across North America. Pamela was the first debut author for MIRA Books to receive this selection. The series has been translated into six languages with multiple print runs, and is a featured chapter in the Routledge Introduction to Canadian Crime Fiction.

Pamela is currently developing the television package for her bestselling Kate Lange Thriller Series with producer Kimberly Boyd, PGA (AMC’s Into the Badlands, MTV/Paramount’s The Shannara Chronicles), in addition to several other original properties. Previous television work includes acting as story consultant on the development of the book-to-TV adaptation of an iconic science fiction author’s IP, as well as script consultant for a Golden Globe-nominated production company. Pamela was also selected by Screen Nova Scotia to participate in John Yorke’s 3-week Writing a Hit TV Series intensive programme.

A member of the Nova Scotia bar, Pamela holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration and possesses dual Canadian/UK citizenship. Prior to making writing a career, she was a Canadian strategy executive for the Global Justice Team with international consulting firm Accenture.